From the OPP The OPP has been receiving an increased number of complaints from local bus drivers and concerned citizens regarding vehicles not stopping for school buses that are stopped with their overhead red signal lights flashing. It is important for drivers to remember the Ontario Highway Traffic Act section […]
News
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a mischief on the 1200 block of Second Street East around 9:30 p.m. yesterday. Several residences and motor vehicles in the area were “egged.” Police obtained descriptions of those involved and located two youths in the area. Two 13-year-olds, […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA—Syrian refugees being brought to Canada by the Liberal government only will be given temporary residency permits until their cases have been fully processed in Canada, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee says. It’s the first sliver of concrete detail about how the Liberals will […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA—The RCMP believes it has “come to a dead end” in its probe of where Parliament Hill shooter Michael Zehaf Bibeau got his gun—one of the most vexing questions about the events of Oct. 22, 2014. The Mounties continue to investigate several threads of what happened […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—The City of Montreal says it will begin dumping eight billion litres of untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River on Wednesday. Mayor Denis Coderre said the dump will begin at 12:01 a.m. New Environment minister Catherine McKenna said yesterday she would permit the dump as long […]
Heather Latter A large thermometer has been erected in front of the Fort Frances Museum to help keep track of the “Families for Families” refugee family fundraiser. Committee chair Kathy Mueller noted as of yesterday morning, the total amount raised was $15,930. They hope the goal of $35,000—to bring a […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers keep winning and their star in the national sky keeps rising. Riding a seven-game streak of victories, the Lakers jumped from No. 10 to No. 5 in the latest CJHL weekly top 20 rankings. The Lakers, sitting in first place in the SIJHL with a […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances is taking part in a comprehensive background and position paper development to make sure municipalities with dams get their fair share under the provincial Power Dam Special Payment Program. Council agreed last night to contribute its share ($858) to the Power Dam Project Group, as requested […]
By Frank Jordans The Associated Press BERLIN Sarah and Ysra Mardini pull bathing caps over their long, black hair and slide into the water, disappearing among the throng of swimmers with powerful, practiced strokes. Two months ago the sisters were swimming for their lives, after jumping off an inflatable boat […]
The Associated Press WATERTOWN, Wis.Crews worked Monday to clear freight cars from rail tracks and contain spilled crude oil and chemicals after two trains derailed in Wisconsin about 200 miles apart over the weekend. More than a dozen cars of a Canadian Pacific Railway train loaded with crude oil jumped […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON A pot belly can be a bad thing ‚Äî even if you’re not considered overweight. New research suggests normal-weight people who carry their fat at their waistlines may be at higher risk of death over the years than overweight or obese people whose […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. Details were revealed Monday from a landmark federal study that challenges decades of thinking on blood pressure, giving a clearer picture of plusses and minuses of more aggressive treatment. The study was stopped in September, nearly two years early, when it became […]
